>>96533762
>>96533775
>>96533786
>Alright, what do you say to him?
He's giving you a blessing with that.
If my players told me that I'd say
>look, I ask for your sake, not mine.
>you can let me choose and take dealer's choice, but if there's a general theme you'd want to sell him on, rather than me just making up whatever I find funniest, you'll probably be happier
Then when they inevitably say "still don't care, whatever you want" you say some shit like
>Your 18cha character successfully convinces the guard that she has plague with a stunningly good impression of a diseased peasant
>The guard abandons his post runs off to alert the village elders and get far away from you, letting you pass unimpeded.
After the seething wears off, they catch on and learn to enjoy a little self-interested role-play.